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Kloppen KIrclie (N. and Q,. L,II First 
Series.) 

Inquiry was made a dozen years ago 
as above. The same is Klopp's Church iu 
Bethel township, Lebanon county, Pa., 
and is almost on the line of Berks county. 

The first church was erected about the 
year 1748 or prior thereto. Some ten 
years ago the Reformed Church people 
discontinued worshiping in the old church, 
and erected a new church opposite and a 
rod from the church of the Lutheran. The 
graveyard contains many tombstones, 
which we propose arranging for these col- 
umns in the near future. Here are buried 
many of the early German emigrants, 
who settled in Bethel towship, Lebanon 
and Berks counties, and whose descend- 
ants continue to reside in that section. 



nianionil A^'eddlug Antilvi-rsary. 

Last week the daily papers contained 
the announcement of the celebration of 
the sixtieth marriage anniversary of a 
couple at Lancaster, Va. This reminded 
me that Dauphin county, which is par 
excellent in everything, was not to be out- 
done in longevity. To-day there is living 
a couple who were born and married in 
Dauphin county and this very month of 
May celebrate their sixty-fifth wedding 
anniversary. I refer to John Fleisher, of 
Napierville, 111. He was b. October 26, 
1806, in South Hanover township. Dau- 
phin county. Pa.; m. May, 1831, Fanny 
Shaffner. They are in good health for 
per-sons who have passed the 90th mile- 
stone in this earthly pilgramage and about 
to enjoy their diamond wedding anniver- 
sary. 



The ICeed Family of Reed TovrusUlp, 
Dauphin Comity. 

One of the earliest families to set- 
tle in Powell's Valley, following An- 
thony Powell, the first settler, who 
gave the name to the creek and valley in 
the upepr end of Dauphin county, was 
James Reed. Among bis issue was one 
son. .Tames. Capt. James Reed resided 
all his life in what is now Reed township. 
He was a brave soldier in the War of the 
Revolution, and as captain iu the cam- 
paign in New .Tersey did heroic service. 
He died in the year 1780 ami was buried 
in the graveyard of the Presbyterian 
Church back of Dauphiu. He married 






Miss Esther Ayers, b. 1756; d. 1830; dau. 
of William Ayres and Mary Kein, and 
had issue: 

i. John, b. June 26, 1783; m. May 12, 
1807, Sarah Ferree. 

ii. Deborah, b. Ootober 9, 1785; d. aged 
13 years, 5 months and 27 days by drown- 
ing. 

iii. EMzabeth, b. September 11, 1787, 
in Montgomery county. Pa.; m. her 
cousin, Hiram McNeill, son of Anthony 
McNeill (b. 1723; d. February 27, 1791; 
and Elizabeth Ayres). He was born Oc- 
tober 6, 1765; d. lUarch 23, 1837. Was as- 
sociate judge of Montgomery county, Pa., 
and died there. Had issue. 

iv. William, b. July 9, 1789; d. Novem- 
ber 6. 18G4. 

T. Mary, b. September 8, 1791; m. 
Thomas McConnell. 

I. William Reed (James,James). He was 
born on the old homestead below Halifax, 
Pa. Was a man of prominence and elect- 
ed county commissioner in 1847, but died 
before his term expired, and Reed town- 
ship was named in honor of him. He 
married, first, Elizabeth Steel, of Perry 
countv. Pa. She was born December 
25, 1787. They had issue: 

i. James, b. March 21, 1822; m. Julia 
Steese. 

ii. Hetty, b. March 6, 1825; d. s. p. 

iii. Margaret, b. March 27, 1827; m. Dr. 
J. Ourtman. 

William Reed married secondly Claris- 
sa (Hatfield) Kline, b. January 11, 1800. 
Thev had issue: 

iv. William, b. September 7, 1831; m. 
Elizabeth Baskins and had issue. 

V. Cyrus, b. September 1, 1833; d. June 
4, 1855, at Salina, Mo. 

vi. Elizabeth, b. February 22, 1835; m. 
Thomas J. Sawver. Reside at Halifax, 
Pa. 

vii. John, b. May 30, 1838; d. February 
23, 1&13. 



liong'8 Church, Poivell's Valley, Dan 
phln County, Pa. 

On a beautiful day of this month the 
writer landed in the ancient town of 
Halifax, which is located, where during 
the frontier times of our ju'ovlu'.-ial days, 
stood Fort Halifax, anil after a walk of 
more than a half hour, along the public 
road leading to Matamoras, we found our 
objective point — Long's Church. This 
church is one of the few not recorded in 
the histories of Dauphin county. A cen- 
tury ago and less, there settled here on a 
farm, by purchase, Henry Long, from the 
vicinity of .Jonestown, Lebanon (then 
DanphinI county. Here he continued to 
reside and fallowed farming and practiced 
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his profession of medicine in this rude and 
unskilled way — his pharmacy consisting 
of the roots and herbs from the fields and 
mountains. 

The location is the most charmine in 
Powell's Valley. The church and grave- 
yard is located on a gentle elevation, 
where you have two miles distant to the 
southeast the Peters Mountain, while to 
the northwest is the silent, silvery waters 
of the Susquehanna, winding its currents 
around Berry's Mountain, and to the west 
the rolling lands of Perry county, which 
end abruptly on the edges of the river in- 
terspersed with notches and ravines. One 
of them, "Girty's Notch," known as such 
since the days of the Revolution, and 
named after Simon Girty, known in his- 
tory as "Girty, the White Savage," is in 
view. Girt.v's father, of the same name, 
was as early as 1740 licensed as a trader 
on the frontiers of the provinces located 
on Shearman Creek in the vicinity, where 
Duncannon is now located. Some time 
afterward they were dispossessed by the 
sheriff. The boys, one of which was 
Simon, afterwards was adopted by the 
Seneca Indians, and he became a valu- 
able adjunct for the red savages. 

To the northeast you have a charming 
view of Powell's ValIey,now in full bloom 
on every fruit and shrub tree, with sturdy 
yoemen dotted here and there planting the 
corn. 

Long's Church was erected about seven- 
ty-five years ago and is a two-story log 
weather-boarded structure, with but one 
floor and surorunded on three sides with 
a very wide gallery. The appearance of 
the building now shows great neglect, on 
the part of some one, surely not by the 
Lutheran denomination, by whom it was 
erected. The small gravr\vard, as origi- 
nally laid out, has outgrown its capacity, 
and by the taking in of additional ground 
it is called a cemetery, and the good condi- 
tion the ground is kept in puts to shame 
the dilapidated appearance of the church. 

Here are buried some of the early set- 
tlers of Powell's Valley, who left the 
Scotch-Irish and German settlements 
across Peters' Mountain prior to this cen- 
tury. Following are the transcripts from 
the tombstones. 

Bressler, Phillip, b. January 20, 1800; 
d. .Tanuary 3. ISC.O. 

Bressler, Mary Ann, b. September 20, 
laSS; d. May 24, 1852. 

Bressler, Nicholas, b. February 3, 1759; 
d. May 12. 182(1. 

Barnheisel, Michael, b. October 2, 
17mi; d. .Tuly 3, lS.'i2. 

Barnheisel, f!atharine, w. of M.. b. 
January 28, 1777; d. December 21, 1852. 



Banks. Leah, w. of Michael, b. October 
13, 1817; d. October 27, 1882. 

Baker, Jacob, b. August 28, 1805; d. 
March 30, 1857. 

Baker, Mary, w. of J., b. October 25, 
1808; d. November 5, 1864. 

Baker, Nancy, b. May 4, 1813; d. March 
22, 1850. 

Bowman, Micheal, b. December 16, 
1824; d. May 29, 1890. 

Bowman, Rebecca, w. of M., b. Septem- 
ber 28, 1826; d. March 5, 1893. 

Bowman, Angelina, w. of John, b. Feb- 
ruary 20, 1829; d. February 14, 1850. 

Buchannon, .Joseph, b. July 27, 1813; 
d. September 27, 1889. 

Buchannon, Mary M., w. of J., b. 
March 22, 1810; d. Norember 24, 1881. 

Chubb, Daniel, b. October 22, 1823; d. 
January 10. 1884. 

Chubb, John, b. October 6, 1793; d. 
March 17, 1871. 

Chubb, Esther A., w. of .T., b. Novem- 
ber 10, 1802; d. September 3. 1889. 

Dinsey, Mary, w. of Hugh, b. March 
28, 1792; d. March 17. 18C5. 

Derr, Richard W., b. May 18, 1827; en- 
listed in U. S. service, Co. H. Reg. Penna. 
Vols., and d. in Philadelphia Hospital 
December 1, 1864. 

Dittv, Simon, b. September 11, 1808; 
d. November 26, 1867. 

Eisenhower, Benjamin, b. Julv 21, 
1807; d. October 3, 1875. 

Eisenhower, Mary M., w. of B.. b. De- 
cember 30, 1810: d. April 29. 18.S8. 

Eisenhower, B. F.. b. February 15, 
1843; d. August 3, 1874. 
Eisenhower, Mary, w. of B. F., b. Au- 
gust 15, 1844; d. September 19. 1875. 

Ensinger, Jacob; b. September 1, 1826; 
d. September 1, 1884. 

Etter, George, b. October 27. 1783; d. 
June 2. 1833. 

Etter. Susannah, w. of G.. b. October 
28. 1783; d. December 23, 18.S9. 

Etter, Catharine, dau. of Wentle Faek- 
ler, b. August 21, 1787; d. Mav 2, 1826. 

Etter. Abraham, b. February 4. 1818; 
d. January 13. 1884. 

Etter, John, b. May 2, 1814; d. April 15, 
1876. 

Ehrman. Michael, b. , 1774; d. 

May 30, 1833. 

Ettien. Henry, b. January 14, 1820; d. 
September 20. 1SS7. 

Ettien, Christian, b. IS.W; enlisted in 
Co. D, 107th Reg. Penna. Vol.; d. August 
28. 1887. 

Fnckler. Samuel, b. July 2, 1778; d. 
October 2. 1847. 

Fackler, , w. of S., b. July 7, 1787; 

d. August 28, 1874. 

Fackler, Samuel, b. December 25, 
1819; d. March 20. 1887. 

Fackler. Elizabeth, w. of S.. b. October 
15, 1819; d. September 15, 1880. 



d. Dece'nfber'>'''l84'>^- ^'°'''"'^^ ^^' '"^^ = 
Ap'J-Ifls!^'- ^'''^"^^'^ 25. 1835; d. 
ie^§"fhplf, Jacob b. September 14, 
1S12: d. November 18, 1865. 

to&^iii^'s-'oij^oSL'iir'Sii?- °^- 

Oc'^rer'2i:'i'|-l? ^- '^^ ^P"' ^- l^^^: d. 

27?^1826^''°''^' ''■ ^^""^ ^^' = ''■ "^P"' 

18Cf|t|gMary, w. of H., b. 1777; d. May 

M&% ISSo'"' ^' "^"""^^ ^' ^^^^^= ''• 

vefc^-ll,""lil''- ^^^" ''• ^'^^= -^^ ^'°- 

A,?g\';if27':i''8''£- '• ''•"^'' 26' "99: d. 
Glaze, Mary, w. of G., b. July 21, 1799- 
a. .January 6, 1873. 

l-P\f^o ^^^"''' ^- ^P"' 12. 1806; d. April 

ifef jl^^i^r^^"l^srf' '■■ ^- *^«^ 2- 

Ap';-ilT'i857'"™"' '■ '^^^ "• "98; d. 

'>'^*"'i'"«n'S'''^' ij'"''^- ^- "Jr. J- l^- February 
Jo. 1806; d. November 18, 1869 

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Ju^e'l*?!, ISsf '""' "^^ ''''•^' «• ^«^«' '^• 

m!^v''4"i8S9^^**''"' ^- "^""^ --■ ^^^^= ^■ 
.Tobnson, Anna w. of Dr. Jacob V., b. 

la^r™ ' ' '^- December 1, 

Knanff, Rosanna, w. of H.. dau. of 

^"j^^'^^Steever, b. May 17, 1792; ,1. June 

Knniiff, Jacob, b. January 14, 1814- d 
September 29. 1890 

io?o"''",'"'a''!"?""-,T- "f ^- ^- January 15, 
1818: rl. October 11. 1869 

Febr"^fvor"j^^']- ''• ^'^^'^'^ 28, 1813; d. 
Oo^T.fi I^IS.'' '• '^'*°'^^ 9, 1815; d. 

lr^\"2oo"'\?''\!^''"" '^- '^- "f' 1^" li- March 
16, 1822; d. November 6, 1,895 

Long, Dr. Henry, b. February 6, 1764: 
d. January IS, 1842. 

LonK, Mary w. of Michael Sweigard, 
b. February 22, 1787; d. Mav 26. 1,844 

Long, Eleanor, w. of Matiiias Warner, 
b. August 15, 1801; d. June 29. 1875 

I'Odge. Christian, b. May 7. 1785; d. 
January 6, 1,836. 

, H"*,''iA^''"',^'V.''* ^" ^- °f S" ^- Novem- 
ber (.. 1809; d. November 24 1,886 

. r-Phj; Jn™!'. b. November 11, 1807; d. 
April 24, 1883. 



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Lehr, Elizabeth, b. February 17, 1820; 

d. July 31, isya. r. ^ r^ . u oi 

Meredith, Charles C, b. October 21, 

ISIS; d. Jauuary U, ISTli. , ,„,_ 

Meredith, Auiia U., b. January 4, 1S17; 

d. September 27, 1876. 

Moyer, Benjamin F., b. December b, 
1811; d. April 10, 1892. 
. Marsh Abner, b. March 25, 181o; d. 
February 4, 1886. ,^,01 

Marsh, Catharine, w. of A., b. July 81, 
1818; d. September 19, 1864. 

Marsh, Samuel, b. December 9, 1839; 
d. November 28, 1867. 

Mehargue, John E., b. March 14, li93; 
d. June 20, ISGl. 

Mehargue, Margaret, w. of J., b. Au- 
gust 27, 1793; d. November 8, 1865. 

Mehargue, David B., b. July 2, 1830; 
d. August 12, 1891. „ ,,,. 

Mehargue, Susannah, b. May 12, 1824; 
d. November 15, 1894. 

McCallister, Mary Ann, b. February 
25, 1840; d. October 22, 1855. 

Mellon, John, b. June 14, 1807; d. Feb- 
ruary 19, 1877. ^ , -r ^ 
Mellon, Elizabeth, w. of J., b. June 5, 
1812; d. January 15, 1866. 

Miller, Daniel, b. October 25, 1(92; 
d. February 10, 1859. 

Miller, Mary, w. of D., b. December 8, 
1791; d. January 17, 1860. 

Miller, Samuel, b. August 31, 1824; d. 
May 12, 1858. 

Machett, Sophia, dau. of Henry Getz, 
b. 1815; d. 1839. 
Nace, John, b. 1770; d. March 6, 1833. 
Nace, Elizabeth, w. of J., b. March 23, 
1790; d. February 13, 1852. 

Nace, John, b. February 10, 1818; d. 
January 19, 1843. ^^_ ^ 

Nace, Martha, b. December 7, 1811; d. 
January 27, 1839. 
Peterman, Susannah, w. of J., b. May 

24, 1757; d. October 24, 1842. 

Peters, David, b. December 27, 1842; 
d. October 5, 1884. 

Reinbarger, Mary, w. of H., b. April 6, 
1805; d. June 16, 1858. 

Rvan, Andrew, b. May 31, 1787; d. Au- 
guest 24, 1850. 

Ryan, Elizabeth, w. of A., b. April 27, 
1799; d. September 1, 1850. 

Ryan. Andrew, b. May 21, 1824; d. 
March 7, 1852. ^ _^, ^ 

Ryan. Samuel, b. April 4, 1(94; d. 
January 28, 1868. _ ^„„„ ^ 

Ryan, Sarah, b. March 15, 1782; d. 
October 19, 1866. 

Ressler, Mary, w. of G., b. January 

25, 1829; d. November 27, 1858. 
Ranch, Anna Maria, (Deibler), w. of 

H., b. November 17, 1809; d. February 

■t{y -t QOA 

'Shultz] John, b. January 8, 1788; d. 
December 19, 1864. 



Shultz, Mary, w. of J., b. March 7, 
1789; d. July 17, 1852. 

Shultz, Samuel, b. September 25, 1806; 
d. February 24, 1853. 

Shive, Sarah, w. of J., b. September 
26, 1801; d. May 30, 1855. 

Shive, Daniel A., b. June 10, 1824; d. 
August 29, 1893. 

Shive, John, b. November 8, 1800; d. 
May 18, 1855. 

Sweigard, Michael, b. November 4, 
1790; d. December 25, 1851. 

Sweigard, Catharine, dau. of M., b. 
January 18, 1818; d. November 30, 1863. 

Sweigard, Mary, dau. of M., b. May 28, 
1819; d. May , 1848. 

Sweigard, Mary Ann. b. December 1, 
1826; d. November 14, 1828. 

Still, Jacob, b. March 25, 1808; d. May 
9, 1891. 

Still, Elizabeth, w. of J., b. October 12. 
1812; d. August 13, 1864. 

Sellers, Henry, b. November 24, 1822; 
d. October 13, 1890. 

Sellers, Ruth, w. of H., b. May 8, 1829; 
d. August 18, 1855. 

Shaddow, George, b. January 13, 1812; 
d. January 13, 1876. 

Sweigard, Adam, b. July 18, 1815; d. 
April 7, 1848. 

Sweigard, Aaron S., b. May 26, 1833; 
d. January 17, 1866. 

Sweigard, G. W., Co. I, 46th Pa. Inf. 

Taylor, James, b. February 26, 1807; 
d. July 18, 1889. 

Tyson, Catharine, b. 1772; d. October 2, 
1855. 

Tyson, Jacob, b. June 23, 1803; d. De- 
cember 7, 1868. 

Tyson, Elizabeth, w. of J., b. May 3, 
1804; d. May 29, 1861. 

Tyson Catharine, w. of J., b. July 3, 
1840; d. May 4, 1867. 

Tyson. Susan, b. September 5, 1826, d. 
August 3, 1852. 

Tyson, Henry, b. December 23, 1809; 
d. February 26, 1872. 

Tyson, Mary, w. of H., b. December 
25, 1815; d. February 8, 1884. 

Wambaugh, Jacob, b. September 8, 
1805; d. March 20, 1844. 

Wambaugh, I.,ydia. w. of J., b. March 
12, 1807; d. January 23, 1872. 

Weidenmeyer, William, b. November 
3, 1821; d. February 2, 1802. 

Werth, John Ludwic, (Wirt), b. July 
21. 1794; d. July 13, 1845. 

Werth, Anna Mary, w. of J. I.,.,b. Oc- 
tober 27, 1800; d. February 11, 1846. 

Warner, Jacob W., b. March 18, 1835; 
d. May 6, 1865. 

Wagner, George Michael, b. Septem- 
ber 29, 1756; d. October 8, 1831. 

Zearing, Mary, w. of J., b. January 17, 
1785; d. April 16, 1861. 

Zearing, Jacob, b. November 6, 1790; 
d. October 16, 1861. 
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Zearing, Susannah, w. of J., dau. o( 
Jacob Peterman, b. March 30, 1788; d. 
May 1, 1836. 

Ziegler, Joseph, b. February 9, 1812; 
d. March 8, 1865. 

Zeigler, Catharine, w. of J., b. Feb- 
ruary 6, 1814; d. April 13, 1872. 

Zimmerman, Martin, b. October 11, 
1796; d. March 3. 1861. 

Zimmerman, Ellen, w. of M., b. ApriJ 
5, 1799; d. October 16, 1876. 



Revolutionary Soldiers. 

Recently, while in Fairview township, 
York county, in the section as "The 
Marsh," we stopped at Mt. Olivet U. B. 
Church. Adjoining the same is the burial 
place of the people of New Cumberland 
and New Market. It being that season 
of the year when all nature seems to Tie 
with itself to put forth its spring dress, 
the trees its ornament of leaves and 
blossoms, we spent a short time in the 
sacred enclosure, where loving hands 
combine to testify to the memory of 
the departed ones. After noting the 
family surnames of the residents of long 
ago in that section at the mouth of the 
Yellow Breeches creek, we were attract- 
ed to three stones which mark the graves 
of several persons, who mankind in this 
land, love to do honor to their memory be- 
cause they did valiant service for their 
country in the earliest days of its birth. 
They do not sleep like their many com- 
rades of the War of the Revolution, in 
unknown resting places, for their graves, 
marked by sandstones, are also doubly 
remembered. Some G. A. R. Post has 
placed markers upon them to tell the 
passer-by that our forefathers have hon- 
ored them while living and their de- 
scendants down to this generation remem- 
ber them for their heroic service in the 
struggle for independence. No doubt as 
this month passes out into history some 
boy in blue will decorate again these 
graves with flowers that bloom in May. 
The first whose inscription we copy is a 
descendant from a German ancestor and 
the other of the Scotch-Irish: 

HENRY H. HAWN 

born June 15, 1755; 

died March 8, 1846. 

"A Soldier in the Revolution." 



ALLEN ROSS 

born October 2, 1766; 

died April 7, 1840. 

"A Soldier in the Revolution." 



The third is a soldier of the second war 
with Great Britain: 
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JAMES H. McDANIEL 

born April 9, 1790; 

died April 23. 1874. 

"A Soldier in the W.-ir of 1812." 

He was a descendant of the McDaniel's 

(McDonars), of Derry Church. 



The FIsIer Family. 

John Ulrich Fisler, born in the year 
1757 in Schwatz, Wurtemburg, Ger- 
many, came to America when quite a 
youth, and was sold as a redemptioner. 
He resided in Dauphin county, where he 
died June 23, 1814, and lies buried in the 
Lutheran graveyard at Churchville. He 
married a Miss Burke and they had issue: 

i. John, m. a Miss Raymond and re- 
sided and died in Manor township, Lan- 
caster county. Pa. 

ii. Jacob, b. October 15, 1787, in Lan- 
caster county. Pa.; resided and died in 
Susquehanna towship, Dauphin county. 
Pa.; m. Barbara Stouffer, b. October, 
1795, and thev had issue: 

1. Elias. 

2. J. Amos. 

3. Julia. 

4. Luther. 

iii. George, b. August 19, 1798, in Cone- 
stoga township, Lancaster county. Pa.; 
resided many years in Dauphin county 
and at various times was proprietor of a 
hotel know as "The Half-Way House."' 
In the latter years of his life he resided in 
Highspire, where he died May 9, 18G9. 
He m. February 17. 1820. by Rev. George 
Lochman, D. D., Elizabeth Bretz, b. Oc- 
tober 1, 1799: d. December 22, 1882, dau. 
of John Bretz (b. December 15, 1771; d. 
March 20, 1845.) and Catharine Fox, (b. 
December 21, 1773; d. May 1802,). They 
had issue: 

1. John, b. November 1, 1821; d. 
April 0, 1844. 

2. Washington, b. March 25, 1824; 
m. Lydia Peck. 

3. Mary-Ann, b. July 2, 1826; m. 
John Lehman. 

4. Catharine, b. December 19, 1827; 
m. June 19, 1849, Adam Earnest. 

5. Sarah, b. October 5, 1829; d. 
August 8, 1833. 

6. Elizabeth, b. October 7, 1831; d. 
September 16, 1833. 

7. David, b. December 30, 1832; m. 
Rebecca Grove. 

8. Sophia, b. April 22, 1834; m. An- 
drew Millard. 

9. Ulrich, b. October 17, 1835; d. No- 
vember 21, 1835. 

10. Susan, b. February 24. 1837; m. 
first. Jolin Reitzell; m. secondly, 
Adam Cover. 



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11. Mariah, b. October 25, 1838; d. 
August 6, 1839. 
iv. Rudolph, m. Catharine Ebersole; d. 
at Middletowu and left issue. 

T. Susan, b. April 5, 1801; d. January 
6, 1886; m. tirst, Jacob Renner and had 
issue: 

1. Moses. 

2. Elizabeth; m. Martin. 

She m. secondly, John Stouffer, b. 
September 12, 1783; d. October 10, 
1865. 
vi. Margaret. 

vii. (dan.); m. Bitner. 

viii. (dau.); m. ■ Steese. 

ix. (dau.); m. first. Musser; m. 

secondly, Whissler. 



A York County Private Grave Yard, 

On one of the York county hills, known 
as Oak Grove Schoolhouso, south of Har- 
risburg, and within sight of the same, is 
located Hursh's graveyard, which con- 
tains tombstones with the following in- 
scriptions: 

Barber, Barbara, w .of George C, b. 
1707; d. Novpmber 11, 1833. 

Barber, George C., b. 1793; d. Septem- 
ber 9, 1870. 

Barber, Mary, w. of George C. dau. of 
Allen Ross, sr., b. January 30, 1804; d. 
July 15, 1866. 

Cochenower. Elizabeth, w. of J., b.July 
24, 1784; d. January 14, 1857. 

Garver, Christian, b. January 2, 1775; 
d. July 22, 1849. 

Garver, Nancy, w. of C, b. December 
7, 1789; d. August 22, 1847. 

Hursh, Joseph, b. January 1, 1795; d. 
September 10, 1849. 

Hursh, Mary, b. October 17, 1809; d. 
April 9. 1853. 

Hursh, Christian, b. July 4, 1797; d. 
October 24, 1860. 

Hursh, Hannah, b. August 24, 1770; d. 
January 2, 1857. 

Hursh, Abram, b. Julv 15, 1764; d. Oc- 
tober 30, 1841. 

Hursh, Abram, b. October 16, 1799; d. 
September 9. 1817. 

Hursh, Henrv, b. April 14, 1760; d. 
January 9. 1835. 

Hursh. Susan, b. August 26, 1702; d. 
May 30, 1836. 

Hursh, John, b. March 5, 1793; d. Jan- 
uary 2. 1876. 

Hursh, Barbara, w. of J. (Brookhart), 
b. March 3. 1797: d. December 24, 1873. 

Hursh, Marv B., w. of Samuel Bitner, 
b. January 21, 1822; d. September 21, 
1878. 

Hursh, Susan, w. of Samuel Thorley, 
b. September 4, 1818: d. August 2. 1856. 

Hursh (Horst), Esther, w. of Jacob, b. 
1764; d. February 26, 1840. 
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Hursh, Henry, b. April 6, ISOO; d. De- 
cember 29, 1842. 

Hursh, Elizabeth, w. of H., b. January 
2, 1809; d. August 15, 1822. 

Napp, Susannah, w. of Christian, dau. 
of Conrad and Barbara Spitzler, b. May 
14, 1730; d. September 11, 1808. 

Spitzer, Elizabeth, b. December 10, 
1790; d. March 6, 1835. 

Spitzer, Conrad, b. June 9, 1755; d. 
May 1, 1811. 

Spitzer, Barbara, b. October 24, 1758; 
d. August 1, 1832. 

Thorley, Samuel, b. September 17, 
1819; d. May 29, 1882. 



Flshbnrn's Aleeting House In Derr^. 

In Derry township, a few miles east of 
Hummelstown, was erected in the year 
1846 a one-story limestone church or 
meeting house, by the United Brethren 
in Christ, and remodeled in the year 188(5. 
Long before the year in which the house 
was erected the followers of Otterbein 
worshiped in the surrounding country 
among its members, holding their meet- 
ings statedly in the houses in winter and 
barns in summer, excepting when the 
large gatherings were had, they went to 
the woods and held their "two-day" meet- 
ings, or if longer than that, it was known 
as camp meeting. Adjoining the church 
is a well kept graveyard, where sleep in 
death those who succeeded many of the 
Scotch-Irish to the farms in old Derry 
township and who received their early re- 
ligious training at the Sand Hill and 
Hummelstown Lutheran churches. 

Duey, Harriet-Ann, dau. of Samuel, b. 
June 27, 1839; d. September 23. 1867. 

Duey, Henry, d. July 23, 1856, aged 2 
years. 

Duey, Mary-Ann, d. January 29, 1855, 
aged 3 years. 

Rhersole, John, b. May 12, 1812; d. July 
2. 1S72. 

Ebersole, Anna-Maria, w. of J., b. Oc- 
tober 14, 1812; d. February 28, 1872. 

Fishburn, Philip, b. November 15. 1754; 
d. September 7, 1851. (Was a son of 
Philip, the progenitor or emigrant; bap- 
tized sixth Sunday after Trinity. 

Fishburn, Anna-Maria, w. of P., b. 
June 9, 1771: d. September 29. lS.'i4 

Fishburn. David, b. October 8. 1790; d. 
September 22. 1.S51. 

Fishburn, Barbara, b. December 17, 
1816; d. April 20, 1886. 

Fishburn, Lewis, b. September 21, 
18.39: d. December 17. 1880. 

Fishburn. Anna-Maria, w. of Peter, b. 
October 0, 1821 ; d. February 14, 1875. 

Fishburn. John, b. December 14, 1800; 
d. May 29. 1846. 

Fishburn. Maria, w. ol J., dau. of Jo- 
hannes and Barbara Reichert. b. March 

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3, 1805, in Lebanon county; d. May 13, 
1833 

Fishburn, Daniel, b. July 23, 1809; d. 
December 8, 1851. „_ ^„^„ 

Fishburn, Mary, b. February 27, 1812; 
d. May 27, 1876. 

Fishburn. Benjamin, b. January 26, 
1802: (1. August 5, 1877. 

Fishliurn, Sophia, w. of B. (Snarely), b. 
Julv 2,8. 1805; d. February 11, 1873. 

Fishburn. Louisa, w. of of A. B. Metz- 
ger, h. April 23, 1850; d. November 10, 
1875. 

Gould, John, b. 1808; d. September 6, 
1884. 

Hershev, John, b. December 3, 1814; 
d. December 15, 1882. 

Hershev. Barbara, w. of J., b. Febru- 
arv 12, 1816: d. July 23, 1855. 

Jones. Elizabeth, b. January 10, 1801; 
d. January 11. 1880. 

Keller. Johannes, b. August lb, liS»; 
d. December 15. 1856. ^„ ,_^„ , 

Keller, Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1790; d. 
January 31. 1851. ,.,,„„„„„, 

Miller, Jonathan, b. July 23, li83; d. 
October 12, 1864. ^ , 

Jliller. Anna Maria, w. of J., b. October 
7. 1791: d. August 16, 1857. 

Schetz, Susanna, b. July 20, 1784; d. 
May 25. 18.54. 

Snavely, Joseph, b. December 26, 1796; 

Strnh. William, b. September 23, 1810; 
d. November 5, 1882. 0,0.^.:. 

Stroh. John. b. December 8, 1846; d. 
April 21. 1886. , . .u u 

Slesser Catharine, w. of Anthony, b. 
June 25, 1809: d. July 6, 1884. 

Weaver. Barbara, b. January 7, 1|9U, 
d. January 17, 1881. 



Tavern L.lceiices Fifty Years Ago. 

Some years ago we came across a bun- 
dle of documents wrapped in an old 
paper from which we cut the following 
notice for a tavern license at the White 
House: 

NOTICE.— To the Honorable John J. 
Fearson, President, and his Associates. 
Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions 
of the Peace, for the County of Dauphm. 
the petition of Mahala Rittersbaugh, re- 
spectfully showeth: That your Petitioner 
occupies" a commodious house, situated 
on the River Bank in the township of 
Lower Swatara, which is well calculated 
for a public house of entertainment, and 
from its neighborhood and situation, is 
suitable as well as necessary for the ac- 
commodation of the public, and the en- 
tertainment of strangers and travellers. 
That she is well provided with stabling 
for horses and all conveniences necessary 
for the entertainment of strangers and 

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travellers. The said bouse has been oc- 
cuijied as a Licensed Inn for many yeai's 
last past. She therefore resijectfuUy 
prays the Court to grant her a License 
to keep an Inn or Pulilic House of enter- 
tainment there and your petitioner will 
pray, &c., 

MAHALA UITTERSPACH. 
We the undersigned citizens of the 
township of Lower Swatara aforesaid, 
being personally acquainted with Jlahala 
Ritterspaugh,the above named petitioner, 
and also having a knowledge of the house 
for which the license is prayed, do hereby 
certify that such house is necessary to 
accommodate the public and entertain 
strangers or travellers, that she is a per- 
son of good repute for honesty and tem- 
perance, and that she is well provided 
with house-room and conveniences for 
the lodging and accomodation of stran- 
gers and travelers. We, therefore, beg 
leave to recommend her for a license 
agreeably to her Petition. 

Henry Stouer, E. J. Putt, Matthias 
Parthemore, John Weaver, Michael N. 
Stoner, Jacob Roop, jr., Robert Wilson. 
Geo. Zimmerman, Jacob Erisman, Daniel 
Long, George (Jarman, Esq., John Mar- 
tin, John Parthemore, Christian Roop. 

It is dated February 2S, 1851, now 
forty-hve years ago, not so long that the 
memory of man would run to the con- 
trary, but all of these are dead save one. 
'Ihe applcant, Mrs. Mahala Ritterspach, 

was the widow of Ritterspach. On 

the reverse side of this notice is a part 
of the county auditor's account for 1850, 
where we notice the following names: 
Henry Critzman, M. McKinnev, Esq., 
Elizabeth Brideiihart, Scheffer IV: Beck, 
Josiah S. Royal, John .T. Clyde, William 
Calder, jr., and Charles A. Muench. All 
passed to the beyond save the venerable 
John Joseph Clyde, who is with us yet 
and a citizen of the city. Following this 
we deem it of sufficient interest to tell 
who those petitioners were for the licens- 
ing of a public house on the banks of the 
Susquehanna (not Potomac), the White 
House below Highspire (B. C), and not 
D.I C. 

Henry Stoner — The old storekeeper and 
postmaster at Ilighsiiire. 

Edward J. Putt. M. D.— W.as long the 
physician at Highsi)irc and vicinity. 

Mathias Partliemore — A carpenter.who 
erected many of the houses in the vil- 
lage and barns on the farms in Lower 
Swatara township. 

Michael .T. Stoner — Resided and owned 
the Stoner farm at White House and 
raised the good watermelons for a large 
community; was a cousin of Henry. 

.Tncob Roop, .Tr. — The village black- 
smith at the upiier eiiil of town, and a 
son of the old TTuited Rrethren minister. 

Robert Wilson — An Irishman who set- 
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tied in the town in 1822, and the fol- 
lowing year erected the distillery long 
known as Wilson's Distillery. 

George Zimmerman — Was a native of 
the vicinity, and residetj in the town 
prior to removing to Springfield. O., where 
he is residing, and the only survivor of 
the list. 

Jacob Ehrisman — Came to Highspire 
from Lancaster at an early day, and be- 
came the son-in-law of .Tohn Sehner, who 
kept tavern and manufactured edge tools. 
Mr. E. kept hotel in the village many 
years. 

Daniel Long — A blacksmith for many 
years in the center of the town, and who 
would never work on holidays, but spend 
the time in fishing and hunting. 

Oeorge German, Esq. — Not a native of 
the town, but while a resident w'as a jus- 
tice of the peace and postmaster; left the 
town many years ago, and since died. 

Christian Roop — A farmer adjoining 
the town and a brother of .Tacob. the 
blacksmith, and son of the United 
Brethren minister. 

John Weaver — Long a resident of the 
town, where he died. During part of his 
life followed trucking, the first one in 
this part of the country to pursue this 
vocation. 

.Tohn Parthemore — A farmer, and in 
his old days resided at Middletown, 
where he died; was a brother of JIathias. 



Flelsber Family. 

Jacob Fleisher came from Germany to 
America, landing in Philadelphia August 
11, 1732, at the age of 23 years, accom- 
panied with his wife Gretha, age 20 years. 
They evidently married just prior to emi- 
grating. They settled at or near Wo- 
melsdorf, Berks county. Pa., where he re- 
sided all his life. He was a soldier in 
the Revolution, enlisting as a private in 
Capt. Gobin's company, commanded by 
Lieut. Col. Joseph Hiester. They had at 
least one son, viz: 

1. John Fleisher (Jacob) was born Feb- 
ruary 12, 175.5, at Womelsdorf, Berks 
county. Pa., where he resided and follow- 
ed farming until the year 170.5, when he 
purchased, JLarch 19. 1795, 265 acres of 
land from Tobias Springer and wife 
Xancy, where Hornerstown is located in 
South Hanover township. Dauphin coun- 
ty. Pa. Here he continued to reside until 
the year 1S12, April 1st. when he sold his 
land to J. T. and John Horner, the found- 
ers of the village, and removed to Lvkens 
"Valley, where he died July 9, 1S19! at 2 
o'clock P. M. He m. November S, 1777, 
Elizabeth Shntz, b. March 17. 17.50. in 
Reading. Pa. She d. June 7, 184G. They 
had issue: 



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i. Elizabeth, b. September 24, 1778, 
and soon thereafter baptized; m. Mr.Star- 
lin?. 

ii. .Tohn, b. June 11, 1780; d. May 8, 
1865; m. Anna Shafifner. 

iii. Daughters (twins), b. January 17, 
1782; d. s. p. 

iv. Daniel, b. May 18, 1784, removed to 
York State, where he died. 

V. Samuel, b. February 10. 1786. 

vi. Sarah, b. January 4, 1788; m. Mar- 
tin ShaEfner, jr.; she died in Lykens Val- 
ley. 

vii. Jacob, b. April 2, 1790; resided and 
died at Clark's Ferry. 

viii. Mary. b. February 28, 1793; d. 
November 13. 1795, at Millersburg, Pa.; 
m. Eberly. 

ix. George, b. July 4. 1795. Mrs.Wash- 
ington Moody is a granddaughter. 

X. Eve, b. July 6, 1801 ; m. a Mr. Price. 

II. John Fleisher (.Tohn. Jacob). b.June 
11, 1780, in Berks county. Pa.; came to 
Dauphin county with his father's family, 
where he continued to reside many years. 
He removed from the Lykens Valley to 
near Saegerstown, Crawford count.v, 
where he died. Was a communicant and 
one of the first members of the Evangeli- 
cal Association in western Pennsylvania. 
He m. first Nancy Shaffner, b. October 
7, 1789; d. August 12, 1S30; and buried 
in the Methodist Graveyard at Millers- 
burg, Pa. They had issue: 

i. John. b. October 26. 1806; removed 
to Napierville, 111, where he resides; m. 
Fanny Shaffner. 

ii. Jacob, b. March 17, 1810; removed 
to Iowa, where he died; m. first, Cathar- 
ine Henuinger and had issue; she died 
and he m. twice afterward. 

iii. Henry, b. September 8. 1812; re- 
sided at Highspire and engaged in mer- 
chandising; afterward settled at Alliance. 
Ohio, where he died December 29, 1894; 
he m. first. Rebecca Zimmerman; second- 
ly. Mrs. Mary (Nissley) Hoffman. 

iv. David, b. August 25. 1814; d. Jan- 
uary 19. 1.S51 ; settled in Crawford coun- 
ty, Pa.; ni. Eliza Goss. 

V. Anna. b. September 6. 1816; d. Sep- 
tember 28. 1894; m. Philip Lebo, of Pow- 
ell's Valley. Dauphin count.v. Pa., where 
they resided all their lifetime, leaving is- 
sue. 

vi. Fannie, b. October 22. 1818; d. Jan- 
uary 13. 1840; m. Frederick Parthemore; 
no issue. 

vii. Simon, b. March 31, 1821; resides 
in Annville. Pa.; m. February 9, 1893, 
Rliz.Tbeth P.nrthomrirc; h. August 26, 
ISl.T; d. June 19, 1890, and had issue: 

viii. Martin, b. May 2(!. 1825; resides at 
Shelby, Oceana county, Mich.; m. twice 
and has issue. 



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